Planning commission delays decision on proposed auto body shop and spray booth at 10628 Weaver Avenue after resident air-quality concerns

The South El Monte City Planning Commission on July 22 continued a public hearing on Conditional Use Permit CUP25-05, a proposal to operate an automotive body shop with a spray booth in Unit D at 10628 Weaver Avenue, after several residents raised air‑quality and public‑health concerns and asked the commission for more information.

Staff planner Charlise Hernandez told commissioners the site is about 42,320 square feet, with the industrial building totaling roughly 19,975 square feet and the applicant’s tenant space about 5,680 square feet. Hernandez said the applicant met the city’s minimum parking requirement for the auto repair use and that the sitewide parking total is 36 spaces; the proposed business would use 19 spaces (16 outdoor, 3 indoor). Staff recommended adoption of Resolution No. 25‑06 to approve CUP25‑05 subject to standard conditions.

The staff presentation described project conditions that address public safety and air quality. Hernandez said the applicant must obtain and maintain a permit from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), install a clarifier to capture paint runoff, provide a spray‑booth filtration system, and follow…